Ābdānān weather in April

In April, Ābdānān sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 91 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ābdānān's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ābdānān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
91 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:56 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
41%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Ābdānān is city in Ilam Province, Iran.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ābdānān reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22010
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How April really feels in Ābdānān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ābdānān weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 12710.41.410.13.0
Feb13° / 1059.60.810.83.9
Mar18° / 1229.50.111.76.0
Apr23° / 12°918.4012.87.3
May31° / 17°213.6013.75.7
Jun37° / 21°10.3014.11.9
Jul40° / 24°00.10140.1
Aug40° / 24°00013.20.2
Sep36° / 19°10.3012.23.1
Oct28° / 15°373.5011.27.1
Nov19° / 1037.8010.36.5
Dec14° / 12190.49.94.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36733
46733
56733
66634
76634
86733
96733
106733
116733
126832
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ābdānān gets around 91 mm of rain over 8.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
630
730
830
930
1030
1129
1229
1329
1429
1528
1628
1728
1828
1927
2027
2127
2226
2326
2426
2526
2626
2725
2825
2925
3025

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25973
26973
27973
28964
29964
30964

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of April to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:166:34
212.36:146:35
312.46:136:36
412.46:126:36
512.46:106:37
612.56:096:38
712.56:086:38
812.56:066:39
912.66:056:40
1012.66:046:41
1112.66:026:41
1212.76:016:42
1312.76:006:43
1412.75:596:44
1512.85:576:44
1612.85:566:45
1712.85:556:46
1812.95:546:46
1912.95:526:47
2012.95:516:48
2113.05:506:49
2213.05:496:49
2313.05:486:50
2413.15:466:51
2513.15:456:52
2613.15:446:52
2713.25:436:53
2813.25:426:54
2913.25:416:55
3013.35:406:55

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 6.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.6Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.7Intense
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Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ābdānān

In seasonPeak

In April, Ābdānān sits inside its rainy season and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ābdānān's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ābdānān sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Ābdānān?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Ābdānān for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ābdānān in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Ābdānān sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Ābdānān in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ābdānān peaks around June 18 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 10Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ābdānān in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ābdānān is worst in April — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 26 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2142 µg/m³Nov 2326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr42Poor
May41Poor
Jun35Poor
Jul35Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ābdānān?

Ābdānān sits at 33.0°N, 47.4°E, 889 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Darreh Shahr, 17 km away.

KhorramabadAndīmeshkDezful

Topography around Ābdānān

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ābdānān.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ābdānān has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m around an average of 973 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,800 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,758 m.

The land around Ābdānān is covered by grassland (45%) and bare terrain (34%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
674 m
16 km
1,800 m
80 km
2,758 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Darreh Shahr 17 km · Poldokhtar 32 km · Dehlorān 36 km · Kūhdasht 63 km · ‘Alī al Gharbī 90 km · Khorramabad 103 km · Andīmeshk 105 km · Dezful 115 km

Iran travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 352% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,924
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
94%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2014
Road deaths
21.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%Christian 1%Baha'i 0%agnostic 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ābdānān (32.9926°, 47.4198°, elevation 889 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).